Podcast: How activist homeless moms scored an Oakland win — and what’s next

Last November, a group of homeless and housing insecure moms took over a vacant home in West Oakland. It was a protest against corporate ownership of housing, gentrification, displacement and the lack of housing for homeless citizens. And in the early morning of Jan. 14, the group was evicted and several members were arrested by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Offi ce.

“I don’t identify myself as a squatter — we moved into that home and wanted to reclaim it back into the hands of the community,” Moms 4 Housing activist Dominique Walker said. “It was an eyesore on the block, we had to pressure wash the outside, install a water heater, fridge, stove.”